Barbastelle study in the Lake District

Hi All, just thought I would alert you to this web page:-

http://blog.cheaptents.com/bat-watching-lake-district/

It's a nice article but before you all shout out I have spotted the deliberate mistake - yes, no gloves!

Net

Batty the 'fat' bat takes to the shy.

Hi All, just to let you know that Batty took his big step into the unknown at Cwm Rheidol. After looking after him since mid December I was a bit reluctant to let him go but felt comfortable where I knew other bats were active. The place was humming with pips all around so I put him on my open hand. For a while he just sat there and I though he would not go but then an owl hooted and he seemed to wake up and started moving his head listening to the world (all very poetic), then off he went! For a time we watch him high in the trees following other feeding bats and then we lost him in the glooming. Ah, what a nice story!

I'll be in touch soon about final arrangements for the 6th.

Have a lovely Easter break what ever you are doing - I hope some of that time will be out there with your bat detectors!

Net:)

Brithdir Outing

Hi All, thanks for your quick response about this. The consensus of opinion is to go on Friday 6th May. So far there are six of us. We can sort out the fine detail nearer the time. I'm happy to drive but we will need one other by the looks of it, maybe someone who can pick up from Aber.

Out of interests the church itself is of some note for you art historians. We will not be going in unfortunately so I thought I'd pass you this link so you can see what you are missing.

http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?page=brithdir

Net

Brithdir Outing

Hi All, I've got permission for the group to go to Brithdir, All I need now is a show of hands and to set a date. We're rolling quickly into Easter so I suggest Friday 6th or Friday the 13th of May (Oh, that sounds ominous). May is starting to get really crazy already. If we don't get something settled this week we'll have to call it a day and just do the usual surveys.

Update on Batty the Fat Bat - he'll be away very soon now that he can swoop and weave around my room, he seems to love just playing around and hanging around on the curtains - he seems to be homing his skills! All I hope is that he can catch bugs for himself once he is out all alone in the big wide world. Hmm, yes, I've got attached to him and it will be hard to let him go but it will be soon.